cognitive development

The consequences of prenatal maternal stress for development were examined in 125 full-term infants at 3, 6, and 12 months of age… (More)

The relationship between aerobic fitness and executive control was assessed in 38 higher- and lower-fit children (M-sub(age) = 9… (More)

CONTEXT The evidence that breastfeeding improves cognitive development is based almost entirely on observational studies and is… (More)

In contrast to the evolutionary perspectives found in Chapter 2, which focused on general processes and levels of intelligence… (More)

BACKGROUND Fish is a source of many nutrients that can be beneficial during pregnancy, as well as a source of neurotoxicant… (More)

This study focuses on the development of spontaneous object manipulation in three infant chimpanzees during their first 2 years… (More)

Cognitive and brain maturational changes continue throughout late childhood and adolescence. During this time, increasing… (More)

We report that variations in maternal care in the rat promote hippocampal synaptogenesis and spatial learning and memory through… (More)

BACKGROUND Although the results of many clinical studies suggest that breast-fed children score higher on tests of cognitive… (More)

At around 1 year of age, human infants display a number of new behaviors that seem to indicate a newly emerging understanding of… (More)